Timeline
0:01 Demands for vitamins during the pandemic
1:26 Why vitamin D?
2:27 Can vitamin D stop covid-19?
4:30 Is there strong evidence to support vitamin D during the pandemic?
5:55 What is the recommendation for vitamin D?
7:03 High dose vitamin D. is it safe?
8:34 Too much vitamin D can cause toxicity
9:41 What levels or levels of vitamin D can cause toxicity?
12:11 What are the signs of vitamin D toxicity?
13:25 Conclusion
References
1. BMJ: Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data – https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/356/bmj.i6583.full.pdf
2. JAMA Open network: Association of Vitamin D Status and Other Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results – https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2770157
3. NICE: COVID-19 rapid guideline: vitamin D –
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng187/chapter/Recommendations
4. Cochrane: Is vitamin D an effective and safe treatment for COVID-19? – https://www.cochrane.org/CD015043/HAEMATOL_vitamin-d-effective-and-safe-treatment-covid-19
5. Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/96/7/1911/2833671
6. Vitamin D and Its Potential Benefit for the COVID-19 Pandemic – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7965847/
